I know the hill he is talking about......A 300D could use another 50hp on
that thing.....Nowhere to gain any speed and keep it as the really fun
twisties are pretty , well twisty. Oh and did he mention it is freakin
steeeeep? My old 240D would get 15mph up most of
it....BBBLLLAAAZZZZIIINNNN
fast.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Powerstroke?/Who....../BT4 in M37
> Well, I haven't officially clocked the 0-60mph time, but I'm thinking
it's
> under 20 seconds. It certainly doesn't feel REAL slow on a flat
surface.
> The only time it's a problem is catching the big hills at slow speeds.
> This
> particular hill is probably something like a 600-800' rise over a
> little
> more than a mile, so I would call it pretty steep. And if there
> weren't
a
> tight turn with parked cars which is in town at the bottom, I could
> probably
> hold a faster speed if I could get up there. But since I can't get
going
> more than maybe 35mph, that's as fast as I can hold it.
> It certainly seems to be revving high enough in 1st, it's something
> like
> 4500rpm when it shifts... (the tach is intermittent) (I've got a
> speedo
> out
> of a late 70's 300D, so the gear notches aren't the same as mine).
>
> I am tempted to take a look at the Alda though. I've heard it
> mentioned
> lots of times, but I've never gotten around to actually figuring out
where
> it is (I know it's more or less on the back of the IP) and how exactly
to
> go
> about adjusting it. Is there one set of directions that are the best
> to
> use?
>
> Levi
>
> On 6/21/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > Hmm, then either my 83' 300D is an odd combination or there's some
>> > other
>> > reason, 'cause when it shifts from 1st to second, it definitely
>> > drops
>> > out of
>> > the turbo's range. I've got a hill that sucks, 'cause it will rev
>> > right up
>> > through 1st no problem, but as soon as it hits second it will
*almost*
>> > hold
>> > its own at about 30-35mph, but generally drops back to first gear,
and
>> > repeats. (depending on whether I engage the drop-down and/or if the
>> > A/C is
>> > on.) Personally I would much rather have a stick... It certainly
>> > couldn't
>> > be any worse shifting. (:
>>
>> Something sounds wrong. How's the 0-60 time? Your ALDA may need a
>> bit
>> of
>> a tweak to gain back a bit of low-RPM torque that has been lost due to
>> spring fade (inside IP) and the general debility of age. Is the shift
>> from 1-2 at around the correct RPM? (Not too much lower, when
>> floored,
>> than the single orange pip on the speedometer scale.) It should take
>> a heck of a hill to faze the 120 HP of a correctly running OM617A in
>> second gear.
>>
>> -- Jim
>>
>>
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